PART 1

Local Government
CHAPTER 4

Transfer and delegation of functions to certain authorities

Delegation of functions by Ministers to permitted authorities
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1
A Minister of the Crown may, to such extent and subject to such conditions as that Minister thinks fit, delegate to a permitted authority any of the Minister's eligible functions.
2
A function is eligible for the purposes of subsection (1) if—
a
it does not consist of a power to make regulations or other instruments of a legislative character or a power to fix fees or charges, and
b
the Minister of the Crown considers that it can appropriately be exercised by the permitted authority.
3
No delegation under subsection (1), and no variation of a delegation under that subsection, may be made without the agreement of the permitted authority.
4
Before delegating a function under subsection (1), the Minister of the Crown must consult such persons as the Minister considers appropriate.
5
A delegation under subsection (1) may be revoked at any time by any Minister of the Crown.
S. 16 in force at 15.1.2012 by S.I. 2012/57, art. 4(1)(a) (with arts. 6, 7, arts. 9-11)